Christina Riordan, Project Manager with our Changing Lives Initiative, was a panellist at The Wheel Summit 226 held recently at The Helix.
The theme of this year’s summit was Community at the heart of our Democracy.
Christina was a panellist on a session focusing on Working across Borders: Challenges, Learning and Impact.
The session was chaired by Celine McStravick, Chief Executive of NICVA – Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action, a membership and representative umbrella body for the voluntary and community sector in Northern Ireland.
Other panel members were Jenny Courtney, CEO of Belvedere Youth Club and Anthony Soares, Director of the Centre for Cross Border Collaboration.
Christina Riordan is Project Manager of The Changing Lives Initiative, a cross-border, community led early intervention project to address neurodevelopmental conditions, such as ADHD and Autism. Christina joined Archways, lead partner in The Changing Lives Initiative, in August 2017 to manage the first INTERREG VA-funded Changing Lives project. Following successful delivery of the initial 3.5 year project and further work funded through the All Island Fund, What Works and the HSE; Christina is now managing delivery of the new 4-year PEACEPLUS-funded phase of the project to deliver a new cross-border community-based early intervention pathway for neurodevelopmental concerns.